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Offline Lutonman

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8504 on: May 30, 2023, 04:36:54 PM »
Thanks JohnFilmer, I happened to drive by it today!

I'll post the next one soon.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8503 on: May 30, 2023, 02:24:09 PM »
John Filmer .You are correct the WW1 Tank No. 58 was gifted to Rochester and sited on a plinth just behind the spot where your folks were picnicking.You can see it in the background of your photo. It was scrapped as part of the metal reclaiming drive in early days of WW2. The only surviving memorial tank is the one at Ashford.
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8502 on: May 30, 2023, 01:25:21 PM »
You have it Lutonman. Rochester Castle Gardens, the distinctive windows are on Castle Hill.

I understand that the WW1 tank was positioned nearby.

Shoot999, the photo is of my late sister then aged 2 with our maternal grandmother. Times don’t change all that much!
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8501 on: May 30, 2023, 11:59:40 AM »
Castle grounds looking to Castle Hill?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8500 on: May 30, 2023, 09:06:33 AM »
Sat in almost the same spot last year whilst my granddaughters went off exploring. So I'll pass on this one.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8499 on: May 30, 2023, 07:23:32 AM »
Correct MartinR, but where in Rochester?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8498 on: May 29, 2023, 11:36:45 PM »
East from Gravesend, tidal but not coastal, seriously historic; are we in Rochester?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8497 on: May 29, 2023, 08:21:06 PM »
Go east (ish) JW
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8496 on: May 29, 2023, 06:35:11 PM »
Gravesend area?
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8495 on: May 29, 2023, 06:25:30 PM »
Not my defintion of coastal, but not far from tidal water.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8494 on: May 29, 2023, 06:03:42 PM »
Coastal?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8493 on: May 29, 2023, 05:28:29 PM »
A few seriously historic buildings not far away.

An important landmark was just out of shot, later removed - photo taken 1939.

The distinctive windows of the building far left can be seen on GSV.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8492 on: May 29, 2023, 12:39:37 PM »
Apologies, but needed, as ever, to get to the laptop to deal with photos, and now we have an unexpected visitor about to arrive, so I've quickly grabbed an old family pic - but where was it taken?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8491 on: May 28, 2023, 03:45:24 PM »
You have it JohnFilmer.

I've walked past the stairway numerous times and never noticed it until recently.  In fact, there are another two further down the road.

As MartinR previously suggested - the stairway allowed access to the homes above the shops (but not at the Pantiles).  I presume there are other access routes to enable furniture etc to be taken in and out of the homes.

Over to you ...
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8490 on: May 28, 2023, 02:07:37 PM »
On Monsoon Road, opposite Monsoon Way?
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